Lake Chad Basin: Fighting terrorism, ‘decisive test’ on biggest challenges of our time
The situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin region remains highly volatile, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Friday, spotlighting a rising tide...
Climate change may be shrinking tropical birds
In a remote corner of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, researchers have spent decades catching and measuring birds in a large swath of forest unmarred by...
A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for...
Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties...
Rich Food from Poor Fish, Making Food and Health Sustainable
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 12 (IPS) – During the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda, a breastfeeding mother struggled to improve the health of her malnourished child....
NEW YORK, Nov 12 (IPS) – The photos showed blood-soaked concrete, a gashed open thigh, and an injured protester grimacing in pain on the...
Ahead of Thursday’s Security Council meeting behind closed doors on Yemen, the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, said that a UN-led political process could still be part of a sustainable solution to the conflict. Read...
A piecemeal approach to the current political, economic and security challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) only risks perpetuating a continuing crisis, according...
The UN Security Council has called for an immediate cessation of violence across Myanmar, and efforts to ensure the safety of civilians, following reports...
Stone Age children left fingerprints on ancient art projects 
From Nuclear Weapons to Artificial Intelligence, a New Test of Humanity’s Restraint 
FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’ 
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy